Live Nitrifying Bacteria-should I Use It?

[Janice]

Some of you may be aware of our recent fiasco where a 7 year old poured an entire bottle of Coral RX into our tank just over two weeks ago. All shrimp, all fish, all starfish and about half of our snails died.

Due to immediately discovering the situation, and doing massive water changes, adding active carbon, and cleaning even the inside of the tank walls as best we could, all of the corals and anemones have survived and look fine. We have done water tests every 2 days and everything has been bang on. We are trying to get ready to put some fish back into the tank. I bought Dr. Tim's Aquatics One and Only Live Nitrifying Bacteria(at a huge cost), which they claim, when used, allows you to add fish to a new tank immediately, as it removes toxic ammonia and nitrite naturally,

Has anyone used this before? Does anyone see any issue with using it and putting one fish in the tank to test the tank's readiness for other first?

 

[Pistol]

Dr Tim's has great reviews, it can't hurt to use it. I doubt the coral rx would have killed all the bacteria in your tank, just follow the instructions for adding to an established tank.

 

[Janice]

There are no instructions on the bottle for adding it to an established tank @Pistol . I thought we should add it anyway-since we did no more than a 200% water change. But my son Colby is insistent that it is not necessary to add it, as our tank is not cycling. I think it is cycling due to the 200% water changes. Who is right? Colby says since we have not had a spike since this issue 2 weeks ago there is not going to be one, and the Live Nitrifying Bacteria is not needed in the tank before we add a fish.

 

[Pistol]

The bacteria is mostly in the rock, you won't loose it doing water changes but it won't hurt to put a little dr tim's in anyway.

 

[ColbytheClown]

The bacteria is mostly in the rock, you won't loose it doing water changes but it won't hurt to put a little dr tim's in anyway.

Thanks!

 

[Janice]

Thanks!